With support from Congress, critical freight routes and structurally deficient bridges would be repaired and modernized under the Trump administration’s $1 trillion, 10-year infrastructure funding plan, the president and his lead transportation adviser argued last week.
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Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'The Race to Automated Driving'
Today's LiveOnWeb program gets you up to speed on the latest developments in automated driving technologies for commercial trucks. Our guests were ATA President and CEO Chris Spear and consultant Richard Bishop. TT's Seth Clevenger hosts. Watch the replay.
June 15, 2017Tire Makers Work to Develop Product Lines That Promote Greater Fuel Efficiency
Tire makers say they continue to develop more fuel-efficient products ahead of tighter greenhouse gas emissions standards.
June 5, 2017Senators to Question Chao on Infrastructure, Budget
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is headed to Capitol Hill to field questions from senators critical of the Trump administration’s 10-year infrastructure plan and proposal to reduce funding for transportation programs.
June 5, 2017Editorial: Growing Pains From Progress
With East Coast ports beginning to welcome the largest containerships capable of passing through the recently expanded Panama Canal, trucking will soon feel the effects of this new era in shipping.
June 5, 2017Freight, Construction Groups Push Back on Trump’s Efforts to Defund TIGER Grants
Groups representing the highway freight and construction sectors are pressuring members of Congress to continue to fund Obama-era infrastructure grants the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate.
June 5, 2017New York City, XPO Renew Emergency Logistics Deal
New York City renewed a multiyear contract with XPO Logistics that calls for the company to provide emergency management services across the five boroughs of the nation’s most populous city.
June 1, 2017Consumer Confidence Eases on Economic, Jobs Expectations
Americans this month became less upbeat about the outlook for jobs and business after sentiment reached a 16-year high two months ago in anticipation that Washington lawmakers would help recharge the economy, according to data from the New York-based Conference Board released May 30.
May 30, 2017Telematics Providers Going Mobile to Expand Capabilities Outside of Cab
The mobile device revolution, started by the release of the first Apple iPhone 10 years ago this summer, has transformed the way fleets communicate with their drivers. For many years, fleet telematics relied solely on proprietary, fixed-mount units in the cab to serve as driver interfaces, but today many telematics vendors offer fleets the ability to communicate with their drivers through mobile devices, ranging from personal smartphones to proprietary tablets that can be easily removed from the cab.
May 29, 2017Budget Would Spread Tolls
Additional tolls throughout the country and encouraging states to raise revenue to pay for highway projects were key proposals in President Donald Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure plan, detailed in a fiscal 2018 budget request for federal agencies that was released last week.
May 29, 2017